Table of Contents
The Lead
Our Community in Action: Scenes and signals from across the ecosystem
Events by Category
Developer Meetups: (3) Where Builders Are Sharpening Their Craft
Networking & Community: (1) Rooms Where New Opportunities Start
AI & Emerging Tech: (3) One Deep Dive Shifting How We Build
Entrepreneurship & Startups: (1) Founder Sessions Driving Smarter Growth
High‑Impact Events Worth Planning For: (5) The Big Moments Worth Planning Around
The Insights
Event Recaps: Code Connector’s Code and Share recap
Powered by Community: The People and Organizations Making This Possible
📸 Our Community in Action
Memphis AI Meetup at coffee shop in Downtown Memphis
Oracle Innovation Day at the University of Memphis
BDPA Memphis at CoffeeBLK coffee shop
🗓️ Click here for the full event calendar
This link takes you to a calendar of events, listed in chronological order: Community Calendar🌐.
Developer Meetups, Workshops, & Tech Talks
Why These Events Matter This Week:
Memphis builders are sharpening real skills this week. From faster front‑end workflows to game‑dev craft to IP essentials. These events strengthen our creative talent, deepen collaboration, and keep local momentum moving forward.
🧩 Design & Code: Offload the Heavy Lifting with Web Workers
March 18 — 6:00PM (In-Person)
Get a hands‑on look at how Web Workers can make your projects faster and more resilient. This workshop gives Memphis devs practical tools to boost UI performance and sharpen collaboration skills. Perfect for anyone leveling up their front‑end game.
🎮 Game Developer Workshop by Memphis Game Developers
March 19 — 6:00PM (Hybrid)
A monthly meetup fueling Memphis’s growing indie game scene. Build skills, share progress, and connect with creators shaping the city’s next wave of interactive storytelling. A great entry point for new and experienced devs alike.
📚 Intellectual Property and AI Workshop Series — Part 1
March 19 — 11:30AM (Hybrid)
Kick off a 5‑part series built for Memphis founders and creatives navigating IP in the age of AI. Learn how ownership, risk, and strategy intersect so you can protect your work and make smarter business decisions.
🔐UNDERSTANDING TARGETED CYBER ATTACKS
April 29 — Sign up for event cutoff is March 20th
This FREE DHS/FEMA‑funded course unpacks how targeted attacks and APTs unfold, giving Memphis practitioners clear insight into attacker methods, prevention, and response. It’s built for teams strengthening our region’s security readiness with threat‑specific, community‑driven skills.
Reach out to JC Smiley at [email protected] for RSVP details
𝐍𝐞𝐭𝐰𝐨𝐫𝐤𝐢𝐧𝐠 & 𝐂𝐨𝐦𝐦𝐮𝐧𝐢𝐭𝐲
💻 Code Together by Code Connector
March 21 — 2:00PM (In-Person)
A focused coworking session for Memphis technologists who want support, accountability, and community. Bring your project, get unstuck, and build momentum alongside peers who are learning and shipping, just like you.
📣 Hosting something soon?
Meetups, launches, panels, workshops! If it’s helping grow the Memphis tech scene, we’ll make sure folks know.
𝐀𝐈 & 𝐄𝐦𝐞𝐫𝐠𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐓𝐞𝐜𝐡
Why These Events Matter This Week:
Memphis is deepening its AI foundation. This week’s events help builders, leaders, and business owners sharpen skills, share real‑world wins, and stay connected to the city’s fast‑growing innovation community.
🎤 Memphis AgentCamp
March 16 — 9:00AM (Virtual)
Memphis’s biggest AI bootcamp returns with a full day of accessible, high‑value learning. Whether you’re building, exploring, or hiring for AI, this event helps you plug into global trends while staying rooted in local momentum.
☁️ Memphis Data Professionals: The Foundations Behind Cloud and AI
March 17 — 5:30PM (In-Person)
A clear, Memphis‑focused breakdown of the cloud and data fundamentals behind real AI systems. Learn how resilient architecture and governance shape trustworthy AI—insight every local team can use as adoption accelerates.
🤝 Memphis AI Meetup: Free Weekly AI Conversations for Business Owners
March 18 — 8:15AM (In-Person)
A fast, friendly space for Memphis business owners to compare notes on what’s actually working with AI. Bring questions, share wins, and stay connected to the city’s growing automation community. All in just 30 minutes.
Entrepreneurship, Startups, & Innovation
💡 Crews Center | Launchpad 3: Swiftonomics
March 20 — 1:30PM (In-Person)
Explore how Swift‑style branding, loyalty, and scarcity can strengthen your product strategy. This session gives Memphis founders and creatives practical insights for building resilient, story‑driven businesses.
High‑Impact Events Worth Planning For
Why This Section Matters This Week:
These multi‑day events require planning. Here are the high‑impact opportunities Memphis builders should have on their radar.
Memphis AgentCamp
March 16, 2026, | Virtual
A full day dedicated to making AI accessible for every role and skill level. Speaker lineup is still forming, but the event promises hands‑on learning and community‑driven sessions built for Memphis professionals exploring AI’s real‑world impact.
Digital Delta Defense - Cybersecurity CTF Competition
March 28 | In-Person
A hands‑on cybersecurity challenge hosted by UMRF Ventures and Raymond James, at the FedEx Institute of Technology. Build skills by solving real scenarios, collaborate with peers, and contribute to the momentum behind Memphis’s growing security talent pipeline.
Special Note: This is geared towards college-aged individuals!
Mentoring Matters Summit 2026 by Grizzlies Foundation
April 2-11 | Virtual
This three-day virtual conference breaks down the science of effective mentoring. How to define success, measure impact, and design programs that grow with intention. Featuring more than ten voices from across the city, including local Microsoft Power BI leader DeNisha Malone through the Memphis Grizzlies, it offers a practical, community‑rooted look at how Memphis can strengthen its talent pipeline through thoughtful, data‑driven support.
Dumb Hackathon by BDPA Memphis
April 24-25 | In-Person
BDPA’s Dumb Hackathon invites Memphis creators to try new tools, test weird ideas, and build without perfection. It’s a welcoming gateway into hackathons for anyone curious about making, experimenting, and finishing something real alongside a supportive community.
DevOps Days + AI Nashville 2026
May 14-15 | In-Person
Part of the respected global DevOpsDays series, this regional event blends DevOps and AI insights with practical, practitioner‑led sessions. A strong option for Memphis teams looking to sharpen delivery, resilience, and modern engineering practices.
Explore Recaps of Local Tech Events
What does it take to show up to a tech meetup with an idea that doesn't exist yet, and have the room meet you there?
At Code & Share, Code Connector's monthly virtual meetup, four Memphis builders navigated that exact tension. Each one started with the problem they lived before showing the tool they built or imagined building.
Dana Mansolillo, a neurodiverse productivity app designer
John Hall, an agent infrastructure builder
Kevin Kawchak, an AI-assisted cancer researcher
JC Smiley, founder of Chapters, a cardiac trauma recovery platform.
The through-line wasn't AI. It wasn't tools. It was a practice. Where builders explain the wound before the solution, and where an unfinished idea carries as much weight as a shipped product.
What emerged was what Memphis builders are calling the Vulnerable Tech Talk: where personal origin isn't backstory, it's the technical brief. Where the community's response to unfinished work reveals more about ecosystem health than any demo night could.
👉 Read how four Memphis builders turned lived experience into the most compelling technical presentations of the month → https://memphistechscene.beehiiv.com/p/when-the-why-comes-first-code-share-and-the-vulnerable-tech-talk
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